Keith A. Edwards
**** * ******** *****, ******, OH 43055
(740)
Education
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice - expected graduation date June
2011
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting/Management Finance Capital University - May
1993
Internship
Office Assistant - Mental Health America --- Newark, OH
2010 - Present
. Grant Research
Professional Background
Audit Assistant - National Affordable Housing Trust Columbus, Ohio
2007 -2007
. Prepared audit schedules and proposed adjustments for various
transactions
. Validated that account balances were correct and reconciled general
ledger account balances
. Made adjustments to the general ledger using Peachtree Accounting
Software
Auditor - Modern Technologies Corporation Columbus, Ohio 2002 - 2004
. Conducted both full and limited scope audits on various contracts
. Prepared adjustments using Contract Reconciliation System Tool (CRS)
. Reviewed station records by examining the Standard Contract
Reconciliation Tool SCRT)
. Issued refund and demand packages
. Entered long line of accounting for Army, Air Force, DLA, and Navy
Financial Analyst - The Energy Cooperative - Newark, Ohio 2000 - 2001
. Performed credit adjustments, processed payments collected by lockbox
. Researched misapplied payments, performed month-end close
Collector - United Parcel Service - Columbus, Ohio 1999 - 2000
. Processed credit adjustments, suspension, and cancellation of account
documents
. Conducted collector telephone calls to secure payments
. Recorded the receipt of checks for payment of invoices
Staff Accountant - Lutheran Social Services - Columbus, Ohio 1999 - 1999
. Performed monthly bank reconciliations and reconciled Accounts Receivable
. Posted cash receipts and generated monthly billing invoices for
Affordable Housing Units
. Processed Security Deposits Refund
U.S. Federal Government 1993 - 1998
Financial Auditor - U.S. Department of the Treasury - Washington, DC
. Conducted financial compliance reviews on Department of Treasury
Statements
. Team member of the first U.S. Federal Government Financial Statement
Audit
. Conducted inventory observation for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Grants Auditor - U.S. Department of Justice - Washington, DC
. Determined a Police Department charged unallowable costs to the grant
program totaling $100K
. Identified that a city was in noncompliance with audit recommendations
and assisted
with a corrective action plan to enable the city to resolve the problem
Program Auditor - U.S. Department of Defense - Alexandria, VA
. Principal team member who identified internal control weaknesses,
ultimately saving
the Department of Army over $149.2M and discovered 50.8K of overdue
recoupment's
. Assisted audit control point in validating 10K worth of duplicated
incentive payments
. Identified 89 overdue payments involving FY 1993 - FY1994